Dumetia is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae that are found in India and Sri Lanka.
Taxonomy The genus Dumetia was introduced in 1852 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth. Although the title page is dated 1849, the book was not published until 1852. See: The genus name is from Latin dumetum, dumeti, meaning "thicket." Blyth listed two species in the genus, and of these, George Robert Gray in 1855 selected the tawny-bellied babbler as the type species.
Species The genus contains the following two species: Image Common name Scientific name Distribution Tawny-bellied babbler Dumetia hyperythra north-central India to Sri Lanka Dark-fronted babbler Dumetia atriceps west India to Sri Lanka
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